Posted on 01/16/2022 10:19:52 AM PST by blam
I was thinking about you as I read this article.
Learn to shelter in place and stand your ground.
California and NY, not so much.
The only thing I miss about California is the weather. The only thing I don’t love about deep east Texas is the weather.
I’m glad I moved before I needed to.
Some of us didn’t have a choice...my community was burned out by BLM and Antifa.
Someone wrote a book about when its time to move??? Just stay put, If I have to explain it to you, you still wouldn’t get it.
I left NY state several years ago when I could. It worked out great because I beat the rush.
Based on the run-up in housing prices lately it is almost too late for many. Still doable but much more problematic than 3-5 years ago.
Having moved from Silicon Valley to Central Texas 3+ years ago, I concur. Sadly, the rest of the out-of-state nutjobs replaced a conservative city major and four seat city council in 2021 with five women who are all left of center. Ugh.
“The only thing I miss about California is the weather. The only thing I don’t love about deep east Texas is the weather.”
I seriously considered moving back to Texas after I retired. The reason I didn’t is because I am not a fan of living in an oven. :-)
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There are fewer affordable housing options than just a few years ago. It seems like we may be heading for a stagflation situation much worse than in the Carter years.
Having relocated over 30 times in my life I have been accustomed to all that’s entailed in moves...both to rural areas as well as cities. In doing so I certainly have arrived where I find the most contentment. ....small city with rural accessibility just 5 miles out.
Having retired I wanted accessibility to all which I’d need to be independent until leaving this world and for now I have it all.
I did learn in every move what I moved got leaner and leaner because I found I didn’t need so much ‘stuff’. Now I could move with just a small u-haul if I needed to. Frankly love not having all the stuff.
I’ve moved with a weeks notice...and struggled also when and if I should. Every instance was differing circumstances of choice. I use to gauge it to never moving further than a days drive from family which worked for awhile. Later it didn’t matter...but now I’m just 45 minutes from them...on purpose.
Sheltering in place is resigning oneself to being surrounded by decay and decline. And increasingly in danger. No thanks.
Moving can significantly improve the quality of life. Its not an easy decision, and certainly not without its challenges, but the long term rewards and peace of mind are potentially worth it IMO.
If it’s raining snakes, should you get out of the pit now or wait until one slips under your collar?
Except for states as you said, like CA, where it's you who are behind enemy lines...and you're enemy.
Yes. Housing problems plus high gasoline prices + food and supply shortages. Not a good time. One would think this might wake up non-political types but I doubt it as they get whatever news they get from MSM.
Definitely true. However mortgage rates are still low — for now.
Think about your home's market value. Think if you're standing on ground or shifting sand.
shelter in place
An entirely different thing. Is any place worth it to you if you have to hunker down until danger passes, if it does pass at all?
Think, too, if you can rebuild and recoup after losing everything. Which sometimes takes only a matchstick.
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